Even though Star Citizen is a controversial game, the extremely successful crowdfunding shows that there is a great interest in the space online game.
As Cloud Imperium Games announced, the mark of 200 million dollars has been surpassed, which could be raised through crowdfunding.
A new milestone for Star Citizen
What do the 200 million dollars mean for Star Citizen? On November 17, the mark of 200 million dollars was exceeded. The game raises about 35 million dollars per year through crowdfunding – a large part of this comes from the sale of virtual spaceships. Thus, Star Citizen is also the game that has raised the most money through crowdfunding so far.
Pride and Prejudice
What do the fans think? While the fans in the official forum are very happy about this milestone, the reactions on Reddit show that Star Citizen is still quite controversial.
When news about reaching the 200 million mark was reported on Reddit, so-called brigading actions were initiated by players who criticize Star Citizen. The posts on Reddit were bombarded with downvotes so that the message could not appear as a highlight for everyone.
What do the developers say? Chris Roberts, founder of Cloud Imperium Games, thanked fans with an open letter for reaching this milestone. He wants to let fans know that Star Citizen is now close to the vision he has for the game with the current alpha.
According to him, a release of the game is now foreseeable. One is closer to the end of development than to the beginning. After a currently 6-year development phase, it should now actually take no more than another six years to the official launch of Star Citizen.
